Japanese Ceramic Soy Sauce Dispenser Vtg Shoyusashi Tare Pot Karako Child Y207 youji Damage around the eyes

Damage around the eyes

Stand for a Buddhist flower vase and candle stand

It has leaf-shaped cutouts on the metal piece used for straining solids from liquids

86 cm long x 53 cm wide

The face has painted details such as the eyes

Japanese Ceramic Soy Sauce Dispenser Vtg Shoyusashi Tare Pot Karako Child Y207 youji Damage around the eyesVtg Japanese Ceramic Soy Sauce Dispenser This is a small vintage Japanese ceramic soy sauce dispenser, or shoyusashi. It is mostly white is with a blue and green design of pine trees and playing children of Tang Dynasty China (karako), a popular decorative motif in Japan that symbolizes longevity and health for children. This pot has a small lid and is made for holding and pouring soy sauce or other thin sauces (tare). It fits nicely in the hand.